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May 7 (Reuters) - Argentina's state oil firm YPF swung to a net profit of $409 million in the first three months of 2026, reversing a net $10 million loss from a year ago, the firm said on Thursday, citing higher oil prices and more shale output. The state-run producer's revenues reached $4.95 billion during... Continue Reading →
May 4 (Reuters) - When potential providers and financiers for Venezuela's electric industry, including Siemens Energy and GE Vernova, held meetings with officials in Caracas in April, questions of how they might get paid to shore up the country's deteriorated grid were top of mind, two sources involved in the talks said. Those executives came away... Continue Reading →
April 27 (Reuters) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies are sliding into their worst economic crisis since the pandemic, with several expected to contract this year on spillovers from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran right on its doorstep. The war's knock-on effects have ripped through the energy market – the Gulf economies' lifeline – driving... Continue Reading →
April 9 (oilprice.com) The latest global oil shock has created an ideal environment for Suriname’s struggling oil boom. The impoverished South American country of less than seven hundred thousand is endeavoring to launch a transformative oil boom. Poor drilling results, a high gas-to-oil ratio, and conflicting seismic data saw Suriname’s oil boom put on hold during 2022. There are,... Continue Reading →
April 6 (oilprice.com) Oil price shocks since the U.S. and Israel first struck Iran, the world’s fifth-largest oil producer, have global markets on edge. The sudden energy crisis, which emerged after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, preventing the passage of around a fifth of the world’s oil supply, emphasizes the importance of petroleum production in... Continue Reading →
March 12, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, approved the company’s adherence to the economic subvention for the commercialization of road diesel oil in Brazil’s national territory, established by Provisional Measure (MP) No. 1,340, dated March 12, 2026. Given the optional nature of... Continue Reading →
March 5 (Reuters) - China on Thursday released a new economic decarbonisation plan that seeks to put its carbon intensity reduction programme back on track, mainly by relying on its booming renewable sector to limit coal consumption and rein in emissions. China's new five-year plan, released on Thursday, called for it to reduce its carbon... Continue Reading →
March 3 (oilprice.com) South America’s largest economy, Brazil, is on track to be a top 5 global oil producer. During 2023, Brazil received an offer to join the OPEC+ price cartel, but it took until early 2025 for the government in the capital Brasilia to accept membership. This signaled a significant change in government strategy, with... Continue Reading →
Feb. 28 (oilprice.com) Once one of South America’s poorest countries, Guyana is now ranked among the world’s richest because of the vast petroleum wealth contained in its territorial waters. A swath of major oil discoveries in the offshore Stabroek Block by operator ExxonMobil, with partners Chevron and CNOOC, saw Guyana emerge as a major oil producer and... Continue Reading →
Feb. 20 (Reuters) The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down sweeping tariffs that Trump pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies. It hands a stinging defeat to the Republican president in a landmark opinion with major implications for the global economy. In a 6-3 ruling authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, the justices upheld a lower court's... Continue Reading →
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